A single mum avoided jail after stealing a car and injuring a pedestrian in Southport.

Bethany Fern Higginson, 21 of Railway Terrace, was given a suspended sentence at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bootle after pleading guilty to taking her ex-boyfriend’s Ford Focus following an argument.

The court heard that Higginson, who only has a provisional driving licence, took the car on Saturday, September 10 before crashing into another car on Lord Street.